I've Noticed something from the flavor of the Chemical Brothers songs, that some songs have a similar interest towards each other based on just one certain characteristic, and I've decided with all the free time in hand to list those 5 different characteristics.

1. Songs That have a Dominant Drum Role
Song to the Siren (Singles 93-03)
Setting Sun (^^)
Block Rockin' Beats (^^)
The Private Psychedelic Reel (^^)
Let Forever Be (^^)
The Test (^^)
Marvo Ging (Push the Button)
Saturate (We are the Night)
Dissolve (Further)

2. Songs That have a Dominant Vocal Role
Setting Sun (Singles 93-03)
Let Forever Be (^^)
Out of Control (^^)
The Test (^^)
The Golden Path (^^)
The Boxer (Push the Button)
Believe (^^)
Left Right (^^)
Close Your Eyes (^^)
All Rights Reversed (We are the Night)
Do it Again (^^)
The Salmon Dance (^^)
Battle Scars (^^)
The Pills Won't Help you Now (^^)
Snow (Further)

3. Songs that have an immediately increased chorus
The Private Psychedelic Reel (Singles 93-03)
Star Guitar (^^)
Hold Tight London (Push the Button)
Come Inside (^^)
Marvo Ging (^^)
Surface to Air (^^)
We Are the Night (We Are the Night)
Saturate (^^)
Burst Generator (^^)
The Pills Won't Help you Now (^^)
Escape Velocity (Further)
Another World (^^)
Dissolve (^^)
Swoon (^^)

4. Songs that have the term "Surprise Upbeat Tone Inside"
Star Guitar (Singles 93-03)
Hold Tight London (Push the Button)
Close Your Eyes (^^)
Surface To Air (^^)
Saturate (We are the Night)
The Pills Won't Help you Now (^^)
Another World (Further)
Wonders of the Deep (^^)

5. Songs that have a "happy ending" feel
The Golden Path (Singles 93-03)
Close Your Eyes (Push the Button)
Surface to Air (^^)
Das Spiegel (We Are the Night)
The Pills Won't Help you Now (^^)
K+D+B (Further)
Wonders of the Deep (^^)

duh

The Chemical Brothers released four albums before Singles 93-03 you know...

yes i do know but i've never heard them so i can't give my honest opinion about them!

Carnutlance, on 31 August 2010 - 12:31 AM, said:

duh

Personally I try not to analyze their music too much, or listen to it all the time either. When I do listen to it, it is special and I get taken to another place. I have parties every couple of months, just to listen to the Chems in the right frame of mind.

I have all their albums, and have listened to them all many times, but I still hear songs and think 'wow, is this the Chems?'. Possibly caused by my aged brain, but I want to get this feeling for many years to come.

It's good to see fans getting enthusiastic about the Chems music for whatever reason, even if the long term fans see it as obvious.

Carnutlance, on 30 August 2010 - 03:31 PM, said:

The bloke off the internet, on 31 August 2010 - 03:34 PM, said:

That's not very welcoming...

Is it not better to start somewhere, rather than nowhere at all?

That's right we all should start listening to the Chemcal Brothers.

Whirlygirl's right, were all on the same team here, we shouldn't be arguing about petty things like who listened to what, we should be listening to some f**king chemical brothers!

Carnutlance, on 02 September 2010 - 07:50 AM, said:

That's a very good suggestion.

killerjo.net

A bit of an over-analysation for me personally but it makes me think of the old "things in Chems songs you noticed" thread. People mentioned hearing level-crossing noises during The Test and similar subtleties which made me think "wow, I never noticed that" and some of them I still don't notice. So hats off to our topic starter all the same.

This may be a good thread for me to say this then unless its already been mentioned in the past, but I haven't been a regular forum user up until this year, so here goes:

Has anyone noticed that in some of the chems songs that theres a bird tweeting sample every now and then used? Its in like one or two B-sides about in the 00's as well as alot earlier in Exit Planet Dust Days too. Its usually played just after the song has finished. (huh!...there I got out of my system) I can revisit this further and name songs if anyone doesnt know about it already...

That would be the famous birdie sound! I'm pretty sure there's a topic somewhere attempting to list all the tracks where it features .

Oooo, stirring up dust in the old memory! Good observation Mikl!

There's even an older topic that this one below... but here's the old thread marsh mentioned:

http://www.thechemic...-in-every-song/

@carnutlance: It's admirable that you've taken the time to try to classify The Chemical Brothers music into categories according to what you see as important characteristics in The Chems' music as a whole. You're likely figuring out what makes The Chems' music stand out amongst a large array of crap that people call "electronic music." Three things, however:

1. How can you have the same song in two categories where a dominant trait is listed? By its very definition, isn't a dominant trait one that stands out above the rest?

2. I'm not sure what you're getting at with your "immediately increased chorus" category.

3. You absolutely need to get a hold of the first four Chemical Brothers albums and listen to them in their entirety. You're missing out on what, arguably, most fans consider to be the bulk of their best work. In fact, most older fans hold Dig Your Own Hole (2nd album of theirs) above all else. If nothing else, you'll be able to accurately state, for instance, that "Song to the Siren" came from Exit Plant Dust, not The Singles '93 - '03, even though, yes, it was on that compilation.

I hope you continue to find other things about the Chems' music that you find interesting. Drugs may or may not help with this.

Oh, and "The Sunshine Underground" from the album Surrender (3rd album) is one you'll want to add in your "happy ending" category.

K.